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<td><h3>Basket: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td>
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<td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td>
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<td><h3>2010-12-14</h3></td>
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<td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td>
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</table><br/>The art of basket making is passed through generations of Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’othom women. Young women learn by listening and watching their elders. They begin with simple designs and work their way to using more complex patterns. The complexity of each artist’s design is created entirely in a mental picture: it is never drawn beforehand. The maker counts only stitches to ensure a balanced pattern and perfectly straight or curved lines. Variations of the squash blossom design decorate these Akimel O’othom baskets. It is said that the squash plants once grew in the fields of ancient Akimel O’othom farmers. Another possibility is that the buttons on the trousers of Spanish soldiers originally inspired the design. The squash blossom also appears commonly as a form on Southwestern jewelry.http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/108814/basket-gallery-label-currentThe art of basket making is passed through generations of Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’othom women. Young women learn by listening and watching their elders. They begin with simple designs and work their way to using more complex patterns. The complexity of each artist’s design is created entirely in a mental picture: it is never drawn beforehand. The maker counts only stitches to ensure a balanced pattern and perfectly straight or curved lines. Variations of the squash blossom design decorate these Akimel O’othom baskets. It is said that the squash plants once grew in the fields of ancient Akimel O’othom farmers. Another possibility is that the buttons on the trousers of Spanish soldiers originally inspired the design. The squash blossom also appears commonly as a form on Southwestern jewelry." type="image/jpeg" />The art of basket making is passed through generations of Tohono O’odham and Akimel O’othom women. Young women learn by listening and watching their elders. They begin with simple designs and work their way to using more complex patterns. The complexity of each artist’s design is created entirely in a mental picture: it is never drawn beforehand. The maker counts only stitches to ensure a balanced pattern and perfectly straight or curved lines. Variations of the squash blossom design decorate these Akimel O’othom baskets. It is said that the squash plants once grew in the fields of ancient Akimel O’othom farmers. Another possibility is that the buttons on the trousers of Spanish soldiers originally inspired the design. The squash blossom also appears commonly as a form on Southwestern jewelry." type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts